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    View of the Royal Arthur Sailors' Institute in Port Arthur, Ontario (41 Water St.). The institute was intended as a haven for sailors in harbour and contained recreation and reading rooms as well as

    View of the Royal Arthur Sailors' Institute in Port Arthur, Ontario (41 Water St.). The institute was intended as a haven for sailors in harbour and contained recreation and reading rooms as well as

    The girl on the right has been identified in the records at Grey Roots Museum and Archives as Lilly Bailey. However, a family member asserts that Lilly had different coloured eyes and thinks this wom

    This is a black and white photo of the Thessalon Lumber Mill located in Nesterville, circa 1910. The mill is situated at the waters edge with the jack ladder extending down for easy loading of raw lu

    Notes that accompany this and other photos of the mill operations in Nestorville indicate that the Thessalon Lumber Co. and started up about 1907-08 and operated until 1915 when Thomas Nestor sold th

    This is a sepia tone photo taken in front of the Ansonia school buildings. The smaller log construction to the left was the original Ansonia school while the larger building is the new school. There

    This is a black and white photo of a classroom and students seated at their desks. A blackboard on the left side of the photo has the Ten Commandments written on it. The students appear to be in the

    This is a black and white photo of Miss McDonald who was the first teacher at the Alma Heights School. Miss McDonald wears a white blouse with a ruffled neckline and a black silk scarf with a jeweled

    The book focuses on a variety of themes relating to Laura Secord and her courageous trek to Beaverdams during the War of 1812. Other topics mentioned in the book include: first settlers, the Secord f

    This photo can be found in the Tweedsmuir History created by the Iron Bridge Women's Institute.

    The markings on the back read "GDA - France" CB Field Havilland - Limoges (Toronto Winnipeg). The GDA mark on the back establishes the age of the piece as being after 1898 when the GDA was added to s

    "Stover" written on Waffle Press

    This is a large cast iron flat griddle with handles on each end, it is approximately 24 inches long and 15 inches wide. It would have been used on top of an woodstove and would allow the cooking of m

    This is small rectangular wooden box that is made of wood that was used to squeeze the buttermilk out from the butter in the last stages of the process. The press fit inside with the handle extending

    This is small rectangular wooden box that is made of wood that was used to squeeze the buttermilk out from the butter in the last stages of the process. The press fit inside with the handle extending

    This bowl would have been used in the butter making process while trying to get the milk solids to form and would have been used with the large flat wooden butter spoon. From Hugh and Mary (Reed) Mon

    This is a two cup sifter with writing on the side that indicates there was a Patent applied for on this particular design.

    Used in the barber shop, once located in Iron Bridge.

    These are silver manually operated hair clippers with a fine blade often used for close trimming, the wing nut allows for tension adjustment. Some barbers still use them today.

    This type of straight bit was used primarily for draft horses in the early 1900's.